Euro 2008
Spain won Euro 2008 by beating Germany 1-0
The tournament was co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland in June 08 and was only the second joint-bid in the tournament’s history. Euro 2000 was the only other co-hosted format featuring Belgium and the Netherlands as hosts in Euro 2000.
Teams
*Austria
Switzerland
*Poland
Portugal
Italy
France
Greece
Turkey
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Czech Republic
Germany
Croatia
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Romania
Holland
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*Austria and Poland made their first appearance at Euro 2008.
The big upset in Euro 2008 qualification was England who failed to impress in Group E.
Euro 2008 Venues
Basel hosted all of Switzerland's group-stage matches while Vienna hosted of all of Austria's group-stage matches.
Switzerland
| City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Club |
Fixtures |
| Basel | St Jakob Park | 42,500 | FC Basel | Swi v Cze, Swi v Tur, Swi v Por, two quarters, semis |
| Berne | Stade de Suisse Wankdorf | 32,000 | BSC Young Boys | Hol v Ita Hol v Fra,
Hol v Rom |
| Geneva | Stade de Genève | 32,000 | Servette FC | Por v Tur, Cze v Por, Tur v Cze |
| Zürich | Letzigrund Stadion | 30,000 | FC Zürich | Rom v Fra, Ita v Rom, Fra v Ita |
Austria
| City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Club |
Fixtures |
| Vienna | Ernst Happel Stadion | 53,000 | Austria (FK Austria Wien) | Aus v Cro, Aus v Pol, Aus v Ger,
two quarters, semis, Final |
| Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 32,000 | SK Austria Kärnten | Ger v Pol, Cro v Ger, Pol v Cro |
| Salzburg | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim | 31,000 | Red Bull Salzburg | Gre v Swe, Gre v Rus, Gre v Spa |
| Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu Stadion | 30,000 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | Spa v Rus, Swe v Spa, Rus v Swe |
Euro 2008 Trophy
A new trophy was presented to the UEFA Euro 2008 winners; a similar version of the original Henri Delaunay Trophy.
The new version was created by Asprey London and features a larger silver base, with the names of the winning countries engraved on the back of the trophy as opposed to on the plinth. It is made of sterling silver, stands 600mm tall and weighs an impressive 8kgs.
Euro 2008 Prize Money
The total prize money for the Euro 2008 teams has risen from €129 million in Euro 2004 to €184 million.
Every team received €7.5 million for participating. There was also an extra incentive, with the winner of the tournament who managed to also win all three of their group stage matches to receive a total of €23 million. Spain managed this and picked up the maximum payout. Greece, the 2004 winners, received the least payout due to losing all three of their group matches.
Extra bonuses based on performance were as follows:
Group stage
Win: €1 million
Draw: €500,000
Quarterfinals
€2 million
Semifinals
€3 million
Runner-up: €4.5 million
Winner
€7.5 million
Euro 2008 Golden Boot Award
Spanish striker David Villa with four goals.
UEFA European Football Championship Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Host |
| 2008 | Spain | Germany | 1-0 | Austria |
| 2004 | Greece | Portugal | 1-0 | Portugal |
| 2000 | France | Italy | 2-1 | Belgium / Holland |
| 1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | 2-1 | England |
| 1992 | Denmark | Germany | 2-0 | Sweden |
| 1988 | Holland | Soviet Union | 2-0 | West Germany |
| 1984 | France | Spain | 2-0 | France |
| 1980 | West Germany | Belgium | 2-1 | Italy |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | 2-2 (5-4 pen) | Yugoslavia |
| 1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Belgium |
| 1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | 1-1 (2-0 replay) | Italy |
| 1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | 2-1 | Spain |
| 1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 2-1 | France |
Euro 2008 Tickets
